Ralph Waldo Emerson Said...

That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved.

The Sequels, Again

This last weekend, my family and I went to the theater to see King Kong. I know it's the third time that it has been made, but I heard good things about it and I never really felt that the other two times were that good. Great story, kind of, but never really filmed well.

I liked the movie. The family liked the movie. Even had one kid cry at the end (we forgot to tell him the monkey dies). But here's an interesting observation:

The previews were as follows:

1- The DaVinci Code (Original from book)
2- Glory Road (Original historical story)
3- X-Men 3 (Sequel)
4- Miami Vice (Adapted from TV)
5- Mission Impossible 3 (Sequel, adapted from TV)

We were already there to see a remake! Has originality left us?? I know the saying " those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it", but what if you remember the past- why must you constantly re-live it through the box office??

Sunday Scripture Choice

Proverbs 25:11

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

SUCCESS: S*U- Understanding

"People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one." Leo J. Burke

Personal Experience is important but not always available when you first start out; however, experience of others is always around. Make sure you seek out advice and understanding from sources that have experience in your endeavors. Anyone can theorize anything. Concern yourself with only the things that matter, the things that help you form a clear understanding of your goal and path.

"He who every morning plans the transaction of the day and follows out that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through the maze of the most busy life. But where no plan is laid, where the disposal of time is surrendered merely to the chance of incidence, chaos will soon reign." Victor Hugo

Only by having a plan, can you navigate through the daily grind of things. Only by having a understanding of the things that matter can you correctly analyze your progress. This is the difference between forging ahead or going in circles, the difference between going a drift or steering straight, or the difference between failure and success.

"If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise." Robert Fritz

Don't be afraid to shot beyond what others have done. Don't let your current understanding limit your goals. Set the goal, dream the dream, or aim for your target and then, fill in the details.

A Couple For Me

"A great preservative against angry and mutinous thoughts, and all impatience and quarreling, is to have some great business and interest in your mind, which, like a sponge shall suck up your attention and keep you from brooding over what displeases you." Joseph Rickaby


"Facing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through. Face it." Joseph Conrad

Albert Einstein Said...

Truth is what stands the test of experience.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY K-MAN!!!

John Hay Said...

True luck consists not in holding the best of the cards at the table; luckiest is he who knows just when to rise and go home.

The Power Of Words

On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan stood near the Berlin Wall and uttered words that some claim helped thaw the Cold War and topple the Soviet Union: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."

Two years after Reagan's famous speech, protesters toppled the wall that had split Berlin in half for nearly 50 years.

Be mindful of the words you use, they can have enormous results of those around you. You may not be in a position to topple a communist empire, but your words could be the difference in someone else world.

A simple hello, a thank you, or even a word of encouragement might be the turning point in someone's day, week, or life. (OK, "life" might be a stretch, but it sounded good didn't it?)

excerpts taken form CNN.com- "They Said What?!?!"

Calm, Calm, Calm,... Panic!!!!!

First there's the small tickle.

Then there's the brief period of time you wait for the tickle to subside. It doesn't.

Now you lightly brush at the spot that tickles. The tickle spot moves.

You realize that something is causing the tickle. You look.

SPIDER!!!!!!!!

Immediately you go into some Jim Carry routine attempting to separate yourself from the spider. People laugh and point.

Spider hits the floor. Spider is squished. Spider is disposed of in the toilet with the required copious amounts of tissue paper (you don't want to come in contact with the beast for a second time.)

Is this not like the holidays?? It seems to sneak up on us; we are amused, but relaxed. And then the furious activity that happens right up to the holiday and culminates in the total destruction and finale of the season or date.

Is this not like most activities? If you're a procrastinator- you understand perfectly. Take care of the tickle immediately and avoid the panic at the end.

New Year's Sunday Scripture Choice

Revelation 21:5

And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these are true and faithful.